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“Pandemic Flu Preparedness;
What Every Community Should Know”
a. Sponsors: This program is sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by the Centers For Disease Control, the
University of North Carolina School of Public Health with the technical support
of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.
b. Availability: This free, public domain, live broadcast will be available on the GETN Military/GETN/Warrior digital CDV satellite networks and on C/KU satellite platforms. Other private and public satellite networks may also carry the program, check with your satellite provider. (Note: This program WILL NOT be available on small digital dish networks such as DirecTV or Echostar systems.) It will be available as a webcast.
Will this program be Webcast? Yes. Details in final coordination confirmation message.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audience will be Surgeon Generals, military and federal medical personnel, hospitals, and units, and public health leaders and professionals from local and state government agencies, hospitals, clinics, boards of health, community-based health organizations, academic institutions, federal agencies, and others at the federal, state, and local levels who seek to learn more about the
d. Program Summary: The impact of pandemic influenza will be felt in every community by every citizen. Hospitals will be overwhelmed and pharmaceutical interventions will be in short supply. Critical infrastructure such as transportation, commerce, utilities, and public safety will be disrupted. With simultaneous outbreaks occurring over large geographic regions, communities will have to rely on local resources and coordinate their preparedness activities across all sectors. Networks and relationships have to be established to communicate and manage the risks, now and during the pandemic. This program will examine the case of California’s Santa Clara County, where the community is preparing for a pandemic that will challenge their public health system and affect every aspect of their daily life.
e. Program Objectives:
- Identify two methods for community surveillance.
- Identify two non-pharmaceutical interventions.
- Describe the importance of medical care preparedness.
- Describe the importance of coordinating preparedness across sectors.
- Describe two risk communication strategies.
f. Program Panelists:
William L. Roper, MD, MPH, Dean, School of Medicine,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and CEO, UNC Health Care System
Stephen C. Redd, MD, Co-coordinator, CDC Influenza Team,
Coordinating Center For Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH, North Carolina State Health Director and
Director of the Division of Public Health
Hugh H. Tilson, MD, DrPH, Clinical Professor,
Epidemiology and Health Policy, School of Public Health, The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
Other Guest faculty to be announced.
g. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: Continuing education credit will be offered for various professions based on one hour of instruction. An online registration and evaluation must be completed to receive the appropriate continuing education credit. More details here: http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/pandemic/credit.htm.
h. Videotape Availability: Videotapes and CD-ROMs may be purchased through the Public Health Foundation (PHF) shortly after the program dates. Each video tape will cost $20. (Parts One and Two sold separately) Each CD-ROM will cost $15. (Parts One and Two sold separately.) Order on-line at: http://www.phf.org or by calling 877-252-1200.
i. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. It may not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
j. Web Site Support: http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/pandemic/index.htm
k. Questions: It is expected that viewers will be able to ask questions during this live program. If so, a call in number will be posted during the program.
l. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: http://www.dlnets.com/telereg.htm or by calling Ed Kronholm’s Office, the Satellite Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
m. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the Army National Guard (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
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